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Beto O'Rourke: “But it does mean that we should only traffic in the facts and the data, and we should only raise these kinds of fears…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2014
But it does mean that we should only traffic in the facts and the data, and we should only raise these kinds of fears and anxieties when there is--there are facts to support them.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

O'Rourke emphasizes the importance of basing discussions on factual data regarding border threats.

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